Cultural Forces that Shape our Behaviour in Groups

Question 1

Social customs

Answer 1

Expected and ideal behaviors of a society

Question 2

Sapienization

Answer 2

The process of learning uniquely human social customs centered on marriage, the family and the household

Question 3

True mobiles

Answer 3

people who use the internet in public to avoid social interactions

Question 4

placemakers

Answer 4

People who use the internet in public to create social interactions

Question 5

social shields

Answer 5

a device/object used to avoid interactions with other people

Question 6

Provide two examples of what we can learn about culture by examining social customs such as oral hygiene and accepted technology use.

Answer 6

Braces in america are worth the pain for its status and social acceptance for straight teeth
In croatia, people do not care about straight teeth and ee it as unimportant
People in croatia were shocked to see the amount of teeth ads in america and its importance

Question 7

What is the purpose of a legal system?

Answer 7

Gives rules that protect everyone’s rights.

Question 8

Describe the difference between informal and formal justice systems.

Answer 8

An informal justice system uses social pressure to manage people’s behavior, often found in nomadic or non-hierarchical societies.
- a formal justice system has courts and follows specific rules.

Question 9

What cultural values are evident in sentencing circles and other restorative justice practices?

Answer 9

• Helps restores harmony and balance within the community
• focus on needs of victum and offender, not punshiment
• equality and togetnerr (indiegnous)
  1. When someone does something wrong, it’s like they’ve damaged their relationship with the community.
  2. For the community to remain stable and peaceful, that damage needs to be repaired.
  3. The community itself is often better at fixing this damage than the official justice system.

Question 10

What would you need to know before making a decision about how effective these methods are in Canadian society?

Answer 10

• Whether we can see change within the community and a decrease in the crime rate / criminals
• All types of evidence, formal and informal, quantitative and qualitative

Question 11

What are the three purposes of religion according to anthropologists?

Answer 11

• People use religious beliefs to answer big questions
• Religion helps people feel better when they’re unsure or scared.
• Being part of a religious group makes people feel like they belong and boosts their confidence

Question 12

Pick two examples from the text and explain how they demonstrate the purposes of religion.

Answer 12

• The hijab is a head cover that some Muslim women choose to wear. It’s not required by their religion, but is a personal choice or a way to show their beliefs or support for women’s rights.
• In North Indian villages, people believe that ghosts can possess the living, causing illness or even death. These ghosts, according to Hindu beliefs, are judged based on their karma after spending 13 days in a cemetery. This belief helps explain life, death, and why bad things happen to certain people, giving them a sense of community belonging.